Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Name: Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 pound dry rotini pasta; 8 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, sliced into cubes; 2 cups dill pickles, diced plus more for topping; 1 tablespoon fresh dill, diced plus more for topping; 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped plus more for topping; u00be cup mayonnaise; u00bd cup sour cream; u2154 cup pickle juice, from the pickle jar; 2 green onions, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; u00bd teaspoon kosher salt; u00bc teaspoon ground black pepper

By Leslie Blythe Pasta, Pickles, Salad, Salad Dressing Assembling, Boiling

August 27, 2023

My husband is a bit of a dill pickle fanatic. When we were dating a thousand years ago, I remember going to a market and he bought a jar of dill pickles. They were gone before we got home!
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is a tangy summer side dish that is perfect for picnics, potlucks, and barbecues. The pasta salad gets dill pickles, cheddar cheese, and a creamy dressing. It’s a refreshing and flavorful salad.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Yields: 8 Servings

Ingredients

1 pound dry rotini pasta

8 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, sliced into cubes

2 cups dill pickles, diced plus more for topping

1 tablespoon fresh dill, diced plus more for topping

1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped plus more for topping

¾ cup mayonnaise

½ cup sour cream

⅔ cup pickle juice, from the pickle jar

2 green onions, minced

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1Cook the pasta to al dente according to the package directions. Drain the pasta and let it cool completely. Add the pasta, cheese cubes, diced dill pickles, dill, and chives to a large salad bowl. In a separate dish, whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, pickle juice, onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper together. Toss the dressing and salad ingredients together until combined.

2Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

3Toss the salad with an additional ¼-½ cup pickle juice if desired. Top the salad with extra pickles, dill, and chives.

Recipe adapted from The Cookie Rookie.

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